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Spanish- and English-speaking audiences received different messages Tuesday night during the official Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address. Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo, who delivered the Spanish-language response, advocated working on immigration reform. Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst left that issue out of her remarks in English entirely. During Ernst's response, she discussed topics including improving the economy and simplifying the tax code. The Spanish-speaking audience heard Curbelo touch on immigration as well as education and Cuba -- topics Ernst also didn't address. "We should also work through the appropriate channels to create...

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